ENGR101-26S1 Foundations of Engineering Assignment 2026 | University of Canterbury

ENGR101 Foundations of Engineering Assignment

Marking Schedule

Content (Summary, Introduction, Technical Information, Conclusions)

Content does not relate well to the subject, very little useful information. 1, 2
A small amount of content but insufficient to meet the aim of the report. 3
Good but some sections poor or minimal information. 4
Mostly good but room for improvement in one aspect. 5, 6, 7
Clear content, good summary, full of relevant information, good conclusion 8, 9, 10

Grammar (grammar, punctuation, spelling, word choice)

There are a number of different problems in grammar, spelling and/or punctuation, and communication is not effective or report is difficult to read and understand. 1
Readable but a number of improvements are possible. 2
A small number of improvements are possible. 2.5
Correct in all aspects. Difficult to improve further 3

Format (Consistent typographical standard, spacing, headings)

Inconsistent or distracting formatting that makes reading difficult. 1
Room for improvement 2
Very effective format that makes reading easy. Paragraphs correct, title page. 3

Graph(s) (Clear, axes labelled, appropriate caption underneath)

No graphs or very many improvements required 0
Room for improvement 1
Very clear, uncluttered, professional appearance, appropriate caption. 2

Table(s) (Clear, uncluttered, units shown, appropriate caption above)

No tables or very many improvements required 0
Room for improvement 1
Very clear, uncluttered, professional appearance, appropriate caption above. 2

Citation and Referencing (Range of sources, citations, references)

Not cited within text or referenced at all or very poor citation. 0
Only one of the three parts (range of sources, citations, references) has been done well. 1
Two parts done well or room for improvement. 1.5
Proper APA citation and referencing format used. All references are cited in the report.
A good range of sources (≥ 5) are used. 2